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subs.Ar. and V. κλωστήρ, ὁ, V. μίτος, ὁ, P. νῆμα, τό (Plat.).The long threads of raw flax: V. ὠμολίνου μακροὶ τόνοι (Æsch., frag.).Hang by a thread, met.: P. ἐπὶ ῥοπῆς εἶναι, V. ἐν ῥοπῇ κεῖσθαι, ἐπὶ ξυροῦ βεβηκέναι (perf. of βαίνειν) or βῆναι (aor. of βαίνειν).Yet his life hangs by a thread: V. δέδορκε μέντοι φῶς ἐπὶ σμικρᾶς ῥοπῆς (Eur., Hipp. 1163).Lose the thread: see Digress.I lose the thread: V. ἐκδρόμου πεσὼν τρέχω (Æsch., Ag. 1245).——————v. trans.String together: Ar. and P. συνείρειν.Pass, make one's way through: P. and V. διέρχεσθαι, διαπερᾶν.Thread the dance: V. ἑλίσσειν (absol.).Where bands of sea-maidens thread the dance with fair steps: V. ἔνθα Νηρῄδων χόροι κάλλιστον ἴχνος ἐξελίσσουσιν ποδός (Eur., Tro. 2).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Thread
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flax — [flaks] adj. [ME < OE fleax, akin to Ger flachs < IE base * plek , to plait, interweave > L plectere, plicare, Ger flechten] designating a family (Linaceae, order Linales) of dicotyledonous plants and shrubs usually having narrow leaves… … English World dictionary
Flax — For other uses, see Flax (disambiguation). Flax Flax plant Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
